Thread-holder.



E. A. TURNER.

THREAD HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED nsc.2s. 1915.

Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

INVENTOR WITNESSES ATTORNEY EDWARD.A. TURNER, OFDAVENPORT, IOWA.

THREAD-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2 1918 Application filed December 28, 1915. Serial No. 69,069.

To all whom it mag concern:

proved. construction, combination, and .ar-

rangement .of parts whereby an assortment of silk thread or floss may beconveniently, attractively and effectually displayed.

A further object of the invention is to provideina display case or holder an improved means for holding the various individual threads in a manner permitting the ready removal .of anyone or more .thereof when desired, without disturbing or tangling the threads unremoved.

A plurality of hinged, relatively spaced flaps-or leaves are utilized tohold the thread in the manner stated, it being understood that the threads above held are to be properly and previously folded or:arranged.

In describing my invention in detail reference' will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denotes-like 0r corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1 is an elevation of myimproved thread holder illustrating the manner in which the threads are folded or prearranged.

Fig. 2 is an end view of the holder, folded.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on the line 33 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 44 of Fig. 1.

Before proceeding with the description of the drawings I desire to call articular attention to the fact that while I have evolved my invention with reference to its use as a device for displaying and holding either floss or silk threads, the same, if desired, may be used to display and hold twine, cord, cotton thread and such like materials.

Referring now to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates as an entirety my improved holder, the said holder in its preferred embodiment comprising duplicate relatively movable or foldable sections 2 and 3. Said sections 2 and 3 being in duplicate a description of but one section will ensue.

While the holder or display case is preferably ofleather, can'vasor duck, the material used, from a patentable standpoint is immaterial. "The material used'however must'be durable, flexible and strongsince this material designated 4 in the drawings serves as the outside covering for the holder or case. Two ,or more inflexible strips of material such ascardboard 5 are fastened to the covering material 4,, each stripcreating a holder section (two are illustrated, although more may be provided if desired). As before stated, the sections illustrated are designated? and 3.

'lVhere but two sections are used, each section is braced longitudinally by means of reinforcing strips 6 and 7 the former, 6, extending adjacent the outside marginal edge of the section with which it is associated, and the latter, the strip 7 extending adjacent the inside marginal edge of said section,

the strips 7 (there being two where but two sectionsare provided) being suitably spaced its-illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3, that the said sections 2 and 3may be folded, .one upon the other, as illustrated i11.Fig.'2. Astrip of material, thesame as the covering material 4 is fastened to the strip 7, the said covering material engaging the Said reinforcing strip 7 that said reinforcing strip with the covering material 4; at the particular point where the sections 2 and 3 are connected, may reinforce the holder at the point where it breaks when folded. The outside marginal strips 6 are covered by the material l, said material overlapping said strips as illustrated in Fig. 3.

Each section of the holder is provided with a plurality of flaps or leaves (preferably three) designated respectively 8, 9 and 10 the several leaves being uniformly spaced and liingedly connected by the strip 7' to the inside marginal strips 7. Each flap or leaf is equipped with a button clasp that it may be relcasably fastened at its free end against movement with respect to its associate section or support. Each of the several leaves is further equipped with a finger engaging loop 13 whereby said flap or leaf may be released from its fastening engagement with its associated section by exerting a pull thereon.

In assembling the floss or thread, it is to be understood that each thread is of a predetermined length. The thread is folded upon itself as indicated in Fig. 1 and, when fastened against the holder by the engageplace to sections ,various minor changes 85' ment of flaps 8 and 10 therewith, that portion of the thread extending above the uppermost flap being then folded over and upon the outside of said flap to be held in place by the intermediate flap 9. The manner in which the flap is held when completely folded is also illustrated in Fig. 1. In folding, it will be noted that the terminals of the thread are engaged by the flap 10. When folded properly, any one of the many threads displayed or held by the holder may be singly removed by simply exerting a pull thereon, it being unnecessary to detach or release any one of the flaps which afford the holding means. The looped end of the thread should be grasped and the thread removed by exerting on said looped end'the pull necessary to extraction. By the particular arrangement described, tangling is obviated.

In transporting the display case from place it is to be understood that the 2 and 3 are to be folded one upon the other so that the threads thus incased may be protected. 7 I

In reduction to practice, I have found that the form of my invention illustrated in the drawings and referred to in the above description, as the preferred embodiment, is the most efficient and practical; yet realizing that the conditions concurrent with the adoption of my device will necessarily var, I desire to emphasize the fact that in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of Copies of this patent may be obtained for parts may be resorted to, when required, without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention, as detined in the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to se-- cure by Letters Patent is A thread holder comprising a pair of leaves hingedly connected together for rela-.

tive movement, a longitudinally extending reinforcing strip secured to the inner face of each leaf adjacent the point of connec' of the strips, and a separate fastening means for each flap to secure the same to their respective leaves, whereby skeins of yarn may be held therein with a portion of the skein held beneath the end and intermediate flaps, and a portion thereof held above the end flaps and beneath the intermediate flap.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD A. TURNER.

Witnesses:

EDWARD U. MEYER, EDITH ROBERTs-BRASHAR.

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